Cafaro v. Schechter

Pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act the petitioners seek to annul and vacate a determination made by the respondents creating the position of assistant deputy warden, in the Department of Correction and to restrain respondents from certifying eligibles on the list for deputy warden for appointment to the position of assistant denuty warden and in connection with the above other incidental relief. The petitioners are captains in the uniformed force of the Department of Correction. They successfully competed in a promotional examination for the position of deputy warden in which…